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Old 10-10-2004, 04:14 AM   #1
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Overclocking 9800XT w/ stock HSF?

Before I start overclocking my 9800XT, I was wondering if anyone new what the stock HSF was good for?

If you have any input, please let me know.

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Old 10-13-2004, 07:23 AM   #3
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its not good u will be able 2 get a little better, but with Arctic Cooling Ati Silencer 3 u will reach huge results!
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Old 10-13-2004, 08:37 AM   #4
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It really depends on how much you want to overclock. It will be fine for a small amount, but anything more, you'll probably want another heatsink.
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I went up to 425/375 (small OC) and I started seeing artifacting in Halo2, but the card still ran the game fine.
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